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1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro; The Bioeconomy: Delivering SustainableGreen Growth; Copyright; Contents; The Author: Davide Viaggi; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction and Overview; 1.1 Introducing the Bioeconomy; 1.2 Bioeconomy in Economic Research; 1.3 Why this Book; 1.4 Scope of the Book; 1.5 Overview; References; 2 What is the Bioeconomy; 2.1 Introduction and Overview; 2.2 Some History of the Bioeconomy; 2.3 Bioeconomy Definitions; 2.4 Relevance and Building Blocks of the Bioeconomy; 2.4.1 Biological and non-biological natural resources; 2.4.2 Agriculture, forestry and fisheries |
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2.4.3 Biotechnology industry2.4.4 Food industry; 2.4.5 Bioenergy industry; 2.4.6 Bio-based industry; 2.4.7 Bioremediation and ecosystem maintenance industry; 2.4.8 Waste industry; 2.4.9 Bio-based and non-bio-based; 2.5 Bioeconomy and Biomass Flows; 2.6 Bioeconomy, Wastes, By-products and Circularity; 2.7 Limitations and Perspectives in Bioeconomy Statistics; 2.8 Overview of Country-level Bioeconomy Strategies and Policies; 2.9 Outlook; 2.10 Annex: Selected Country Examples; 2.10.1 Brazil; 2.10.2 China; 2.10.3 European Union; 2.10.4 Finland; 2.10.5 Germany; 2.10.6 India; 2.10.7 Malaysia |
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2.10.8 Russian Federation2.10.9 Spain; 2.10.10 United States; References; 3 Technology and innovation in the Bioeconomy; 3.1 Introduction and Overview; 3.2 Key Bioeconomy Technologies; 3.2.1 Environmental and ecosystems management and bioremediation; 3.2.2 Harvesting and cultivating biological organisms: primary production in farming, forestry and fisheries; 3.2.3 Food preservation and processing technologies; 3.2.4 Genetic modification technologies; 3.2.5 Breaking down (and recomposing) biomass; 3.2.6 Production of bioenergy; 3.2.7 Biorefinery; 3.2.8 Use of biowaste |
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3.2.9 Synthetic biology and cell-free systems3.2.10 Characterization and tracing; 3.3 Complementary Fields and Technologies; 3.3.1 Downstream technologies; 3.3.2 Digital information and communication technologies; 3.3.3 Nanotechnologies; 3.3.4 Engineering; 3.3.5 Local and tacit knowledge; 3.4 Some Specific Features of Bioeconomy Technologies; 3.4.1 Renewable and non-renewable, natural and artificial; 3.4.2 Technology links and flexibility; 3.4.3 Uncertainty; 3.4.4 Steps in technology development; 3.5 Economic Representation of Bioeconomy Technologies; 3.5.1 Approach |
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3.5.2 Products as bundles of attributes: decomposition, re-composition of biomass and product design3.5.3 Input-output relationships; 3.5.4 Natural capital-harvesting relationships; 3.5.5 Trade-offs between natural/anthropized capital and yearly goods production; 3.5.6 Towards a unified view of bioeconomy technology; 3.6 Outlook; References; 4 Approaches to (the Economics of) the Bioeconomy; 4.1 Introduction and Overview; 4.2 The Bioeconomyin the EconomicSystem; 4.2.1 Contextual trends in economy and economics; 4.2.2 The bioeconomy as (part of) an economic system |
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4.3 Bioeconomy-specific and Complementary Approaches |
| Summary |
The ""bioeconomy"" is the idea of economic activity involving the sustainable exploitation of biological resources. This book illustrates state of the art perspectives in the development of the bioeconomy across the world, taking an economic and policy perspective, and identifies potential future pathways and issues |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Sustainable development.
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Biotechnology -- Economic aspects
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Sustainable agriculture -- Economic aspects
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sustainable development.
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Agroindustrial sector.
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Biotechnology.
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Demand.
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Economic analysis.
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Markets.
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Non-food industries.
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Policy.
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Politics.
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Supply.
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Sustainability.
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Biotechnology -- Economic aspects
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Sustainable agriculture -- Economic aspects
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Sustainable development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781786392770 |
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1786392771 |
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9781786392763 |
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1786392763 |
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